METHODS IN THE ART OF TAXIDERMY. ^^. 



Applying Colors. — Apply your colors smoothly and, as a rule, very 

 thin. If it is desirous that paint should dry rapidly, mix with it on the 

 palette a little sugar of lead, which may be obtained in tubes similar 

 to the paints. There are cases in which a brush cannot be used with 

 advantage. In the case of some quadrupeds sparsely covered with 

 hair, the skin will assume a disfigured appearance and be plainly visi- 

 ble. To restore the natural color, mix paint of the desired tint very 

 thinly with turpentine. Take a small funnel, place the opening close 

 to the skin and pour very slowly the thin paint into the funnel, allow- 

 ing the skin to become saturated. The paint will spread quickly and 

 evenly over the adjacent portions of the skin. ■Move the funnel to 

 other parts of the skin and repeat the operation till all the skin has 

 been colored. 



